What Christmas Day weather will be like in your city

Christmas Day is just days away, which means the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has been able to announce the official forecast.

Despite the next few days bringing soaring temperatures and a festive season heatwave for large swathes of the east coast, December 25 is expected to arrive with some "mild" weather for most capital cities.

"Temperatures across the east and south-east, so this is including all of NSW and Sydney, even Brisbane, and then down through Canberra, Victoria and Melbourne – all looking to be fairly mild," Senior Meteorologist Angus Hine said.

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Some Aussies may need to move celebrations indoors with possible showersa few states.

Hine said a cold blast is forecast for Tasmania with chilly temperatures expected on Christmas Day.

Victoria and South Australia are expected to remain dry but the bureau is forecasting showers for western and northern Tasmania.

There's also a risk of showers for eastern NSW with onshore winds and a partly cloudy day on the forecast, so not ideal beach weather.

South Australians will also enjoy milder weather after a few days of sweltering heat.

On the west coast, however, the heatwave will continue.

The real spot of heat on Christmas Day is going to be in the west," Hine said.

"We are still lining up to see the potential for a 40-degree maximum temperature in Perth on Christmas Day, so a very hot one out there."

Across Australia's north, Hine said there is likely to be quite a lot of rain and thunderstorms in and around Darwin, the Northern Territory and northern parts of Queensland.

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So what does the weather have planned for your neck of the woods? Let's check out the state-by-state forecasts:

Queensland

Brisbane is set for a shower or two, with highs of 33 degrees and balmy overnight lows of 22 degrees.

Through eastern, central and northern Queensland, there's a risk of showers and storms.

Maximum temperatures in the low 30s near the coast and across northern parts, to high 30s elsewhere through southern inland areas.

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NSW

A generally dry and mostly sunny day across the state, although there's the risk of showers for the east coast.

Sydney is expecting a shower or two with highs of 26 degrees, falling to lows of 19.

Maximum temperatures for the state will be within a few degrees of the December average – low to mid 20s about the south coast, grading to high 20s about the north coast.

Away from coast, maximum temperatures in the high 20s in the south, grading to low 30s in the north.

ACT

Canberra is set for a mostly sunny Christmas Day with highs also reaching 27 degrees but a chilly evening is forecast, with lows down around 10 degrees.

Victoria

It's set to be a cool to mild day with the slight risk of a light morning shower about the exposed southern coasts, clearing to a dry afternoon.

Maximum temperatures will be well-below average, with the partly cloudy skies keeping maximum temperatures in the high-teens to low 20s in the south.

Melbourne can expect a mild and partly cloudy day with highs of just 17 degrees, dropping down to 13 degrees.

It'll be dry and sunny in the north.

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Tasmania

A gusty westerly flow will bring showers to western and southern Tasmania.

Daytime temperatures are generally 2 to 6 degrees below the December average, and in the mid-teens through western and southern parts but reaching around 20 degrees for the northeast.

Hobart is set for a cloudy day with highs reaching 16 degrees, before dropping to 9 degrees overnight.

South Australia

A dry and mostly sunny day across South Australia, with cloud clearing in Adelaide for a top of 26 degrees.

While maximum temperatures will be in the mid to low 20s about the east coast, it'll be cooler in the far south-east, where the maximums are only set to reaching the high teens.

On the flip side, inland temperatures could reach into the high 30s.

Western Australia

It'll be a dry and warm-to-hot Christmas Day across much of the state, with daytime temperatures in the mid-to-high 30s, grading to low 40s away from the coast, through central and northern parts.

Perth is forecast to reach a scorcher with tops of 40 degrees forecast, while overnight lows will remain at a warm 25 degrees.

Tropical showers and storms are forecast for the Kimberley.

Northern Territory

And cloudy with showers and storms across much of central and northern NT, with a shower or two and possible storm forecast for Darwin.

They'll see a top of 32 degrees, with lows of 26 degrees.

Dry and mostly sunny in the far south.

- Reported with Bureau of Meteorology

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